Cap hit
$6.25M
6.0% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
24:59
PP 3:47 · PK 0:23
xGF%
28.1
5v5, -21.5 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.42
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
-4
Blocks 3 · Hits 0
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 @ UTA · L 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:49 | 4:26 | 0:15 | — | 56 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.56 |
| Sep 29 @ VGK · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:08 | 3:07 | 0:30 | — | 100 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -0.28 |
| May 18 vs MTL · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28:18 | 0:48 | 0:00 | — | 60 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -0.16 |
| May 16 @ MTL · W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19:53 | 2:08 | 0:00 | — | 33 | 3 | 0 | +1 | -0.13 |
| May 14 vs MTL · L 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21:47 | 0:05 | 0:00 | — | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,451 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
54th percentile
35th percentile
31st percentile
50th percentile
52nd percentile
61st percentile
64th percentile
51st percentile
48th percentile
93rd percentile
46th percentile
74th percentile
67th percentile
38th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play styleOffensive puck-moving defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Byram is a fleet-footed distributor who controls play through elite speed and playmaking, quarterbacking offense from the blue line with high-volume shooting support. His game tilts decidedly offensive, as he avoids physicality and rarely generates direct defensive leverage, making him best suited for teams that want to dominate possession.
- Shooting volume
- 68
- Playmaking
- 78
- Zone entries(est.)
- 37
- Forechecking
- 44
- Physicality
- 13
- Defensive impact
- 24
- Puck management
- 67
- Speed
- 92
Where he shoots from
Slot 20% · Mid-range 29% · Perimeter 51%(195 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- 91st percentile speed makes him elite in transition and gap control
- 78th percentile playmaking sets up chances from the point consistently
- 67th percentile puck management keeps the puck on his stick in high-leverage moments
Watch-outs
- 37th percentile rush chances suggest he misses opportunities to attack with speed
- 13th percentile physicality means he won't establish presence through play enforcement
- 24th percentile defensive impact indicates his value is purely on the offensive end
Similar style: Mikhail Sergachev (UTA), Brock Faber (MIN)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 82 GP · goals above average
Season total -0.2 goals, or -0.00 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.5
- Even strength defense
- -0.7
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- -0.2
- Finishing
- -0.1
- Playmaking
- +1.4
- Penalties
- -0.9
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 24:59 | — | -0.42 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 82 | 11 | 31 | 42 | +15 | 109 | 22:20 | — | -0.00 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 82 | 7 | 31 | 38 | +11 | 94 | 22:42 | — | -0.03 |
| 2023-24 | BUF, COL | 73 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 84 | 20:21 | — | -0.02 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 42 | 10 | 14 | 24 | +7 | 65 | 21:53 | — | +0.09 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.1 mph
- 86th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 3
- Hardest shot
- 35.7 mph
- 4th pct
- Distance
- 3.7 mi
- OZ time
- 45.4%
- 81st pct
- DZ time
- 35.2%